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The Adventure Begins: A New MT’s Perspective

Another Day
October 25, 2009 6:39 PM by Rhonda Daily
It never ceases to amaze me how different each day in the lab can be... I was able to perform another "first" today. Our Microbiology department is responsible for obtaining nasopharyngeal swabs in the outpatient testing area, on occasions when the usual Read More...
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Certified!
July 15, 2009 10:41 AM by Rhonda Daily
Today was a memorable day. I received my certification from ASCP in the mail. I am officially Rhonda M. Daily, MT(ASCP). Now that I've been working for almost 2 months, it's all starting to sink in...I did it. I went back to school after almost 10 years, Read More...
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New Professional
June 22, 2009 8:59 AM by Rhonda Daily
What a whirlwind the last month has been! I've graduated, passed the boards and began working all in a matter of a few short weeks. After the whole Student Bowl experience, I was feeling pretty well prepared to take the Board of Registry Exam. Of course, Read More...
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The Semi-Finals
May 15, 2009 8:43 AM by Rhonda Daily
What a whirlwind week! First off, let me fill you in on the Student Bowl Competition. I was so nervous all day leading up to the competition and so were my teammates. We had our strategy down--go for 10 points, only go for 20 if the other team got one. Read More...
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Happy Lab Week
April 22, 2009 11:21 AM by Rhonda Daily
It’s officially Lab Week. An entire week dedicated to raising awareness about our field. It also just so happens that I’ve officially completed my clinical rotations! I’m in the home stretch--22 days until I take the Board of Registry exam. The way our Read More...
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Case Studies
April 17, 2009 8:16 AM by Rhonda Daily
I was fortunate enough to have an unbelievably brilliant professor for a few of my med tech classes. Dr. McDermott teaches Immunology, Medical Mycology and Medical Bacteriology for the major. Her biggest teaching strategy is teaching and testing by means Read More...
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I Love Chemistry
February 26, 2009 8:57 AM by Rhonda Daily
I can't believe I just said that, but it's true. I just completed my chemistry rotation at the hospital, and I enjoyed it way more than I had anticipated. On campus, our degree required us to take 1 year of General Chemistry, one year of Organic Chemistry, Read More...
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A Little Healthy Competition
February 17, 2009 9:28 AM by Rhonda Daily
As part of our internship, we are going to be competing in the Student Bowl Competition at the ASCLS State Convention in April. We have known this since September, but just this week it has become very interesting. The issue was teams could only be a Read More...
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Welcome to The Adventure Begins!
February 9, 2009 10:15 AM by Rhonda Daily
It's hard to believe that I will be graduating in 16 weeks! My husband has worked to support our family while I returned to school to pursue this degree. It seemed like 4 years were never going to pass and it was hard to fathom graduating in 2009. But Read More...
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